What Yorba Linda is about to decide

The City Council convenes for closed session at 5:30 p.m. and reconvenes in open session at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Council Chambers, 4845 Casa Loma Avenue. It is a joint meeting of the council with the Successor Agency to the Yorba Linda Redevelopment Agency, the Yorba Linda Housing Authority and the Yorba Linda Municipal Financing Authority. These are pending decisions from the posted agenda — not outcomes. Every item links to the official record.

Source: official agenda · Yorba Linda meeting portal · Next regular joint meeting: October 20, 2026

⚖️ Public hearing: eminent domain on Old Canal Road

• Resolution of necessity for 22401 Old Canal Road. The council is asked to adopt Resolution No. 2026-6008 “determining that the public interest and necessity require the City to acquire property interests at 22401 Old Canal Road, and authorizing condemnation of those interests for the Savi Ranch Parkway Improvement Project.” The hearing is listed in five steps: open the public hearing, staff report, take testimony, close the public hearing, make determination. Item 9
• What the agenda does and does not say. The agenda does not name the property owner, describe which property interests are sought, or give a dollar amount. The attachments are titled “Resolution of Necessity Eminent Domain,” “Resolution for Eminent Domain Sprouts Final” and “Sprouts Notice of Resolution of Necessity”; the detail is in the staff report (CC-PW-26-045). Item 9

💧 Storm drain replacement at Yorba Linda Boulevard and Mountain View Avenue

• Construction agreement. Approve the plans and specifications for the Yorba Linda Boulevard at Mountain View Avenue Storm Drain Replacement Project, and approve a construction agreement with Wright Construction Engineering Corp. for $546,222, plus a 15% contingency of $81,933. Item 4
• Construction management. Approve a professional services agreement with NV5, Inc. for construction management, inspection, and materials testing services for $94,857, plus a 15% contingency of $14,229. Item 4
• How it would be paid for. Appropriate $487,500 in the Capital Projects Fund for the Storm Drain Replacement Project; transfer $737,500 from the Master Plan of Drainage Fund to the Capital Projects Fund; and approve an intrafund loan agreement within the Master Plan of Drainage Fund “from Watersheds 4, 5, and 6 to Watershed 1.” The agenda does not state the amount of the intrafund loan. Item 4

🏗 Demolition permits on consent

• Four addresses on Bastanchury Road. Approve a demolition permit for 18101, 18141, 18203, and 18231 Bastanchury Road. The attachments include a demolition request letter, a site plan and a document titled “Planning Comm. Resolution TTM 19468.” The agenda does not say what would replace the structures. Item 6
• 4742 Plumosa Drive. Approve the demolition permit for 4742 Plumosa Drive. The attachments include a demolition request letter, a site plan, an asbestos and lead inspection report and a document titled “Planning Comm. Resolution TTM 19472.” Item 7

💼 Contracts and payments on consent

• Activity guide printing. Approve a two-year agreement with Advantage Mailing LLC for printing services for the Parks and Recreation activity guide for $177,672. Item 5
• Check register. Receive and file the accounts payable check register and wire transfer report dated October 6, 2026, in the amount of $3,141,057.16. Item 2

🔒 Closed session, 5:30 p.m.

• Anticipated litigation. Conference with legal counsel on anticipated litigation, significant exposure to litigation, under Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) — 2 cases. The agenda gives no further detail. Closed Session A
• Real property negotiations. Conference with real property negotiator under Government Code Section 54956.8. Property: “APNs: 352-112-03, 352-112-04, 352-113-01, 352-113-02, 352-117-01, 02, 03.” City negotiator: City Manager Grant. Property negotiators: “Parties To Be Determined.” Under negotiation: price and terms of payment. Closed Session B
• A closed session report is scheduled when the open session begins, and the agenda also lists “Closed Session if Required” before adjournment.

🏁 Other business

• Black Gold Golf Course flagpole. Listed under Other Business as “Black Gold Golf Course Flagpole (Rodriguez),” with one attachment. The agenda prints no recommendation, description or dollar amount for this item. Item 10

🪑 Also on the agenda

• Introductions and presentations: recognition of FIRST Robotics clubs; recognition of Richard Nichols “in support of Richard Nixon Foundation’s 25th Anniversary of Patriots Day Commemoration”; recognition of Deputy of the Year; a proclamation declaring Fire Prevention Week; and recognition of Marcia Brown’s retirement.
• Waive reading in full of all ordinances and resolutions on the agenda. Item 1
• Approve the minutes of the September 15, 2026 City Council/Successor Agency joint meeting. Item 3
• Receive and file the City Council committee and agency reports. Item 8
• Speakers get a five-minute maximum during public comments and on each agenda item. Remote comment by Zoom requires a “Remote Public Comment Request” submitted through the city’s website before the meeting.

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